verb

expand

Translation

to expand, to enlarge, to extend, to elaborate

The company plans to expand its business.

Metal will expand when heated.

Could you expand on that idea?

((sth.)) to make (sth.) larger We need to expand our warehouse.

(no object) to become larger The universe continues to expand.

((on sth.)) to give more details about (sth.) The professor expanded on the topic.

Synonyms: enlarge, extend, broaden; Antonyms: contract, shrink, reduce

From Latin 'expandere', from 'ex-' (out) + 'pandere' (to spread). Literally 'to spread out'.

Picture a balloon expanding – it 'spreads out'. The 'ex-' prefix means 'out'.